Chocolate cake vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between chocolate cake and pound cake

Chocolate cake is higher in copper, selenium, choline, manganese, magnesium, and monounsaturated fat; however, pound cake is richer in vitamin B12.
Chocolate cake's daily need coverage for copper is 18% higher.
Chocolate cake has 4 times more magnesium than pound cake. While chocolate cake has 32mg of magnesium, pound cake has only 8mg.
Chocolate cake has a lower glycemic index (41) than pound cake (54).

The food types used in this comparison are Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen).

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chocolate cake

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+27.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+392.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+60.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-16.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+154.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+138%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus

+32.1%

~equal in Potassium ~149mg

~equal in Iron ~1.48mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chocolate cake

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+13.9%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+22.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+16.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+42%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+59.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+125%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+55.6%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.372g	23%
Copper	0.207mg	0.042mg	18%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		2.895g	17%
Threonine	0.202mg	153mg	15%
Selenium	11.9µg	5µg	13%
Choline	128.4mg	65.6mg	11%
Vitamin A		70µg	8%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.36µg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	6.039g	3.02g	8%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Manganese	0.28mg	0.11mg	7%
Magnesium	32mg	8mg	6%
Phosphorus	106mg	140mg	5%
Vitamin D*		34 IU	4%
Vitamin D		0.8µg	4%
Fiber	1.6g	0.6g	4%
Vitamin E		0.65mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.304mg	0.485mg	4%
Folate	27µg	42µg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.761g	3.419g	4%
Cholesterol	58mg	66mg	3%
Sodium	315mg	377mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.141mg	0.173mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.213mg	0.249mg	3%
Vitamin B3	1.137mg	1.615mg	3%
Saturated fat	5.43g	4.811g	3%
Fats	15.1g	13.96g	2%
Iron	1.61mg	1.48mg	2%
Zinc	0.69mg	0.43mg	2%
Calories	371kcal	353kcal	1%
Protein	5.3g	5g	1%
Calcium	60mg	47mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.7µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.4g	1.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	700kcal	706kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	28g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.6	1.3	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	51.8g	53.04g	N/A
Carbs	53.4g	53.64g	0%
Potassium	140mg	149mg	0%
Sugar		33.36g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.041mg	0.036mg	0%
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.068mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.24mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	0.407mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	0.268mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.116mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.265mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.283mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.12mg	0.117mg	0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.005g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.004g	N/A